Josh from Global Cricket joins the podcast to talk about the ways he's trying to advance the statistical analysis of women's cricket, his love for Glamorgan, and the top reasons why he loves the game. Josh's blog: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com Josh's rankings tables: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com/t20-ratings/ Follow Josh on …

Meels from the Final Word community joins the podcast to talk about her experiences discovering the game growing up in North Wales, whether Welsh cricket being included in the English system is beneficial for the game there, and how conversations around Wales' cricketing contributions can be discussed better. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: …

Ildikó from the Daisy Cutter cricket zine joins the show to talk about how cricket has helped her connect with loved ones, Daisy Cutter's commitment to covering the fun and serious sides of the game, and the challenges of making cricket a more inclusive sport. Follow Daisy Cutter on Bluesky @daisycutterzine.bsky.social Read the Daisy Cutter blog: h…

Daniel Norcross joins the podcast to talk about Test Match Sofa and what it meant to him, which included an escape from bereavement, the gathering of an eclectic community, and finding the creative alchemy from playing around as an adult. Listen to Daniel on Zero Ducks Given: https://open.spotify.com/show/17se3QWSbxDIzdBNbU6GHG?si=c260f5a299934d1d …

Monique joins the podcast to talk about being involved in the National Cricket Inclusion Championships, which is an Australian tournament for cricket players who are blind, deaf, or have intellectual disabilities. She also talks about her experiences with engaging with cricket as a deaf person, as well as some things Australian club cricket can do …

Writer C. S. Chiwanza joins the show to talk about various aspects of South African cricket including their improvement in global tournaments, SA20, and the complexities around Transformation in cricket; as well as beautifully describing the storytelling power of the game and what it means to him. Follow CS' Substack: https://chadwickdrive.substack…

Final Word community member Jane joins the podcast to geek out with Adit about Ellyse Perry, talking about various highlights in Perry's storied career including hypothesising about several what-if moments throughout her time in the game. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870…

Adam Collins of The Final Word Cricket Podcast (!!!) joins the show to talk about, well, The Final Word Cricket Podcast. In particular, how it came together with co-host Geoff Lemon, the ambition of the show, and the driving factor behind their "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" ethos. Support The Final Word on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefinalword F…

Laura joins the podcast to talk about how she came to cricket, which spans 2000s cult classic cinema, the 2019 women's football World Cup, Jimmy Anderson telling her she had to start playing, and Glenn Maxwell being in awe of her story. Follow Laura's IG where she documents the various football stadia she's visited: https://www.instagram.com/la_tif…

Shaun from the Talkin' T20 podcast joins the show to talk about how he and his family managed to discover cricket in the USA, being frustrated that Bluey cricket merch isn't more easily available where he lives, and his love for the T20 format. Follow Shaun on Bluesky @absentmindguy.bsky.social Shaun's Talkin' T20 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.co…

Andrew Nixon, writer from Cricket Europe, joins the podcast to talk about discovering cricket beyond the Full Members before the internet, advocating militantly for the Associate game through his writing, and the many ways that cricket could be doing better to grow itself around the world. Andrew's writing on Cricket Europe: https://www.cricketeuro…

Sean joins the podcast to talk all things Irish cricket, from its growth since the 70s, to its rapid growth in the 21st century, and what the Irish cricket community means to him. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podc…

Pip from the Final Word community comes on the show to talk about winning a quiz show with Glenn McGrath as her special subject, how her view of Australian cricket has become more nuanced as she has grown up, and describes how Test cricket has a lot in common with Dungeons and Dragons. Pip's Glenn McGrath Christmas Carol: https://youtube.com/shorts…

Alex Bowden of King Cricket joins the podcast to talk about his journey in cricket comedy writing, what his inexhaustible source of ideas is, and whether cricket in general has been trending more or less ridiculous. Alex's website: https://kingcricket.co.uk/ Follow Alex on Bluesky @kingcricket.co.uk The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://ti…

Josh joins the podcast and talks about the lessons cricket has taught him, how he has drifted into and out of cricket, and how he has used it to help him grieve (CW: mention of suicide). Plus, his plans for what could be the greatest stag do in history. Josh's Bandcamp: https://theoneandonlyjhenry.bandcamp.com/music The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Sp…

Cat Jones of White Line Wireless and the Can't Bowl Can't Throw podcast joins the show to talk about the dearth of women's cricket available to her when she was growing up, being a part of very early cricket Twitter and White Line Wireless, as well as Australia's changing commentary landscape. Can't Bowl Can't Throw: https://cantbowlcantthrow.com/ …

Ajit, host of the Armchair Cricket Podcast, joins the pod to show Adit a thing or two about how to make a long-running podcast. He also explains how he does genuinely good journalistic research for his podcast, as well as his experiences playing cricket in India and his current home of the Netherlands. Armchair Cricket Podcast: https://podcast.spor…

Nerd Pledge CSI member Sean joins the podcast to discuss the differences between a cricket and a football sicko, what it means to use statistics for analysis compared to rattling off trivia, and how cricket can be smart and stupid at the same time. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@…

Commentator for US Minor League team The Philadelphians Brian Barrish joins the podcast to talk about his journey in commentary, including his longstanding involvement with the USAFL! He also talks in detail about how, when it comes to developing their sport in the US, the AFL is running rings around cricket. Plus Brian and Adit reminisce about how…

Jono joins the podcast to wax lyrical about the special Birchgrove Oval match, how he fell in and out of love (and back in again) with playing cricket, and explains how his form of neurodivergence plays a part in his love of cricket. And there was a lot of confusion about how so many people he played with play cricket but appear to not like it very…

North Sydney Oval scorer Sarah Berman joins the podcast to talk about how she got to score professional matches, her origins playing girls' and women's cricket in the 90's, and her lifelong love of Mike Atherton. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared RSS link: …

Jarrod Kimber (!!!) joins the podcast to talk about his origins as a cricket writer, and gives plenty of his lessons learned about turning his love of cricket into his career. Like I said in the intro, Jarrod is pretty close to my ultimate dream guest, and he didn't disappoint. Jarrod's Good Areas website: https://www.goodareas.co/ Follow Jarrod on…

Daniel "Bes" Beswick, co-founder of the Emerging Cricket network and full-time employee of the ICC (or near enough) joins the podcast to talk about the impact Emerging Cricket and similar platforms has had on Associate coverage, his role with the ICC, and the realities of what it takes to broadcast ICC pathway events. Bes on Emerging Cricket: https…

My very good friend Aquib joins the podcast for a special holiday edition to talk about how and why he decided to get me back into cricket during the 2021/22 Ashes, his cricketing origins back in Bangladesh, to reminisce some of our favourite shared cricketing memories, and explaining how cricket resembles anime. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spoti…

Nate Hays of the MLC network joins the podcast to talk about realising cricket's simplicity, the community feel of cricket in the USA, and goes through his journey as a journalist in parallel to cricket's recent growth in the country. Plus some more talk about Jomboy's Ball In Play league. Nate on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/autho…

Journalist and broadcaster Melinda Farrell joins the podcast to talk about her journey from journalism student to Cricinfo to freelance, joining the Associate movement, and the growth she's undergone to achieve some level of balance as a freelance writer. Plus a little bit about her involvement with Jomboy's Ball In Play league, including little wa…

Dr Anth Condon of White Line Wireless joins the show to talk about his very late introduction to cricket and the academic research he's done into the history of the game upon picking it up. From the Melbourne rave scene to the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, there's something in it for everyone! Anth's website: https://anthonycondon.com/ Anth's book: …

Shounak joins the podcast for a to talk about writing about Associate cricket for Emerging Cricket, growing up around cricket in India and New Zealand, and the lessons cricket can learn from rugby about expanding the game globally. Also features Shounak's cat Meow! Shounak on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/shounaksarkar/ The C…

Thilo joins the podcast for a to talk about discovering cricket as a German PhD student in Australia, not knowing how to talk about cricket in his native language, and how he uses cricket to be more connected to the community wherever he lives. Oh, and some things he saw on Day 5 of the 2023 Lord's Ashes Test. The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify:…

Estelle Vasudevan, journalist and podcaster at Good Areas and Murali End, joins the podcast to talk about being at the women's T20 World Cup just gone, her journey as a cricket fan and journalist in Sri Lanka, as well as the growth of girls' and women's cricket in her home country. And of course, Sri Lanka's triumphant women's Asia Cup and what it …

Dan Liebke joins the podcast to talk about how he got to write about cricket full time and goes into a lot of depth about what it is that makes cricket an extremely funny sport. Dan's new book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/australian-cricket-s-best-of-the-best-dan-liebke/book/9781923022119.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqTjWbynSQQ_n1HWY81CxbWwf8lVydv_Q8wGJClkP…

Russ joins the podcast to talk about various aspects of his life covering Associate cricket, including how Associate nations have been improving in recent years and how he thinks world cricket should be structured. Russ' Cricinfo page: https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/russell-degnan-701 Russ' proposal for a World Test Championship: http://deggle…

Guy joins the podcast to talk about being very slightly famous from the Guardian OBOs, using cricket to find his tribe, and proves it's never too late to get back on the pitch. RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Chapters: 00:57 Origin story 02:53 OBOs 21:04 Cricket and community 30:10 Returning to playing 38:28 Final questions Music…

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Raghu joins the podcast to talk about discovering cricket as an Indian 90s kid, how going on Jeopardy affected his attitude to cricket commentary, and SLAMS the story his partner Erin told on this podcast about her introduction to cricket. Chapters: 00:56 Sharing cricket experiences with Erin 10:55 Origin story 18:45 Crisis of confidence 30:39 Rant…

Adit joins the podcast as a guest (with guest host Erin!) to talk about how cricket helped him write his thesis, make friends, and generally learn about himself. Chapters: 01:45 Cricket for thesis writing 04:43 Cricket to meet people 08:49 Cricket podcasts 12:05 Commentating 15:27 Finding his people 21:21 Origin story 31:54 Associate cricket 41:50 …

Peter joins the podcast to talk about his love of Test cricket on the radio as a blind fan, what it was like supervising a student who was a fellow cricket sicko (me), and how Test cricket is the only sport that is truly strategic. Oh, and how he was involved in the founding of something called Cricinfo. Chapters: 00:33 Cricket origin story 06:27 T…

Lea joins the podcast to talk about her awesome origin story of discovering cricket growing up in Germany, finding her people among the Guerilla Cricket crew, her German-language cricket Youtube channel, and her love of cricket's tradition of appraising matches even decades after the fact. Check out Lea's Youtube channel Beschuertes Kurzes Bein / S…

Thomas joins the podcast to talk about the joys of literally all international cricket (except for the one series that was too far even for him), the time he played for Australia('s media pack), and his legendary wagon wheels (including why he has a soft spot for Justin Langer). Check out Thomas' wagon wheels on Youtube: https://youtu.be/jEHGHz-Z38…

SirDoris joins the podcast to talk about how cricket is a great vehicle for comedy, finding community on the cricket subreddit, and how Australian cricket needs to treat regional areas so much better. Link to the full chat with SirDoris: https://youtu.be/7x4jJe-MA4Y Read the Steve Smith Diaries! 2021-22 season: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TtbB…

Deb joins the podcast to talk about her inexplicable cricket origin story, the importance of online communities to her cricketing journey, and how Australian cricket can be more inclusive to people from cultural minority backgrounds on and off the field. Music from Sicko Mode by Travis ScottOriginal Sickos cartoon by Stan KellyGraphics by my incred…

Erin joins the podcast to talk about her experiences with learning about cricket as an adult first through her partner, how cricket and its fandom compares to other sports, and how cricket can be an interesting lens to see the world through.Music from Sicko Mode by Travis ScottOriginal Sickos cartoon by Stan KellyGraphics by my incredibly excellent…